The Half-‘n-Half Slouch Hat

October 20, 2015

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Thank you to Lion Brand for providing the yarn for this pattern sample.

Today’s pattern is extra special, because I partnered with a fellow crochet blogger to bring you a set!

Krista of Rescued Paw Designs has designed matching boot cuffs for the Half & Half Slouch, and I love them. Both patterns are simple and trendy, and they’ll be great together for those chilly days. My pattern is at the bottom of this post, as always. Click here to view the Half & Half Boot Cuffs pattern on Krista’s blog, and don’t forget to go Like her on Facebook!

This hat utilizes the crochet-flat-then-cinch-together method. To change it up, I crocheted half of it in one stitch pattern and half of it in another. It’s a fun hat with a nice fit and just the right amount of slouch.

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Notes:(1) This hat is worked in rows and cinched at the end.(2) This pattern is written in American Standard terms.(3) Starting chains do not count as stitches.(4) As you work, you might begin to notice that your piece isn't a perfect rectangle, and the bottom half lays at a slight angle - this is ok.

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To begin:Using I Hook, and leaving a 12" tail, CH35. Don't weave in the tail until instructed (we'll use it later to cinch the hat).

Row 1: In 3rd CH from hook, SC+DC. (SK next ST, SC+DC in next ST) 9 times. HDC in each of the next 14 STS. (34)

Row 2: CH1, turn. SC in each of the first 14 STS. (SK next ST, SC+DC in next ST) 10 times. (34)

Row 3: CH1, turn. SK first ST, SC+DC in next ST. (SK next ST, SC+DC in next ST) 9 times. HDC in each of the next 14 STS. (34)

Row 4: CH1, turn. SC in each of the first 14 STS. (SK next ST, SC+DC in next ST) 10 times. (34)

Rows 5-62: Repeat Rows 3 & 4 until you have 62 rows. (34)

Row 63: Repeat Row 3. (34)

We are now going to work along the long edge of our project to put a nice edging on the band of the hat.

Row 64: CH1, do not turn. Working along the long edge, SC across, putting 1SC in each row, for a total of 63SC. When you're done, your starting and ending tails should be in the same corner. (63)

Lay your project flat, with the starting and ending tails at the bottom left corner. At this point, your project should look like this:

Fasten off your finishing tail and weave it in.

Seaming the Hat

Turn your hat inside out. Use a yarn needle and your starting tail, whip stitch the two short ends together (see photo below). Now, we're going to keep using this tail to cinch the top of the hat too, and we don't want the seam to pull when we pull the cinch tight -- so tie a knot or two at the top of the hat.

Cinching the Hat

Keeping your hat inside out, weave your starting tail in and out along the top edge of the hat. When you're done, pull it tight to cinch the hat (but carefully... you don't want to break the yarn!). Use the yarn needle to reach across the cinch a few times to make sure it's closed up nice and tight, then make a knot and weave in the tail. Turn your hat right side out.

Done!

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Thanks again for sharing your lovely patterns with us all. I’m all too excited to make this one and am far too impatient to wait for the rest of your hat patterns to come out so I got your ebook. Lol. I’m seeing lots of cute hats in my future (and in my wardrobe ). 🙂

Since it’s worked flat, you could just look up the standard measurements for a 1 year old hat, and adjust the rectangle accordingly. You would need to adjust both your starting chain (for hat height) and number of rows (for width).

I love this, and the other slouch patterns! But I must crochet tighter than you because mine never come out as slouchy… Do you have any suggestions about modifying the pattern to make it more slouchy??

There are a number of reasons that could be happening. It could be your tension (did you check your gauge?), and it could also be the yarn you are using. The yarn I chose for this project has a really nice drape to it, which makes a big difference.

To adjust the pattern for more slouch, you would need to add to the starting chain (just keep it an odd number). You could also increase the number of rows, but be careful there that you don’t make it too large for your head. 🙂

I just love this pattern! I have crocheted the whole hat and done the seaming. But I am having trouble closing the top. My yarn is slight stiffer than yours, so I suspect that is why mine will not gather smoothly. I have a second one started in the same yarn you used and will attempt to gather it.
I just wanted to thank you for your hard work and say your patterns are awesome!

One of my nieces sent me a picture of a slouchy hat asking if I could make it for her. It was knit but I knew you had a bunch of super cute slouchy hats so I sent her here and she picked this one. And I splurged and bought the ad free version. 😉

I LOVE this one … I have made it with a beautiful squishy dewy dk weight yarn and it turned out fabulous! Your patterns are just precious. I’ve also made the Sandy Cowl and Maribel bootcuffs recently. 🙂

Hi Suzie! I only listed one hook in the pattern so I’m not sure what you’re referring to. If you don’t want to count rows, just keep in mind that your starting CH will determine the HEIGHT of the hat, and how many rows you do will determine the WIDTH. This hat is worked sideways. 🙂

I’m new to crochet and have only done a few projects. My question is on the pattern it says first hook (5.50mm), ok got that but then it says Gauge: 12sc + 15 rows =4 inches on (6 mm) hook. I’m a little lost, does this mean that all of the SC stitches are done with the 6mm hook. Please help

Great question, Hillary! The gauge you’re talking about is listed in the yarn information, and that’s taken straight from the label. The only reason I include it is because if someone wants to use a different yarn than what I recommend, they’ll want to look for something with the same general measurements. (Yarn labels always list a “recommended hook size” but that’s irrelevant to the pattern; we use whatever hook size will get the look that the designer is going for.) The gauge you want to pay attention to is the one listed below that: “With I hook, 7 HDC = 2″ square”.

Thank you for the pattern, very cute! I just copied an unanswered comment from 2015 as it’s the same question I have…
“I am starting this hat and the gauge swatch calls for 7 hdc equal 2″ square however it doesn’t indicate how many rows it takes to crochet inorder to measure the 2×2 square. Can you please clarify?”

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